guys with s15 or gt28r or just upgraded turbo... what gauges do you run?

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Elemental
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I have both boost and oil pressure gauges.

I am doing a fiberglass center console in which I am incorporating gauge pods.

If I need another, I will get another.

boost, egt, oil pressure, oil/water temp, and fuel pressure is what I can think of right now.

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teddy
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The only other one I would run in your situation just bc the stock gauge sucks is a water temp.

stevesrt4
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if your gonna start playing with air (boost) then i recommend a a/f (wideband) ratio gage. there not nearly as expensive as they use to be... just my 02.
Modified by stevesrt4 at 7:38 PM 3/1/2006

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teddy
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narrowband gauges are just about worthless. They don't read the air/fuel ratio accurately and really the only thing they do is provide a visual light show. I wouldn't bother with one...if you want an a/f gauge, get yourself a wideband.

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Neil
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egt does just about the same thing a narrow a/f gauge would...

if it looks really hot, you might be lean.

intake air temperature on the cold pipe might be trick...

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good a/f ratio gauge, it a must for engine. why u wanna break your expensive motor

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luv2spedup
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stevesrt4 wrote:if your gonna start playing with air (boost) then i recommend a a/f (wideband) ratio gage. there not nearly as expensive as they use to be... just my 02.

Modified by stevesrt4 at 7:38 PM 3/1/2006
he's rite, as a matter of fact enjuku is selling aem wide band for $279, u might wanna look into that

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Neil
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a vendor on 240sxone is selling NGK widebands for $260 shipped

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Im running a nismo: boost, water temp, oil temp, greddy: oil pressure, fuel pressure, aem: uego (wideband). You cant go wrong with these and btw, youll spend about 180 on a good egt where you could spend about 50 or 60 more and get the well worth it wideband o2.

my a/c controls are in the console if youre wondering

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Neil wrote:intake air temperature on the cold pipe might be trick...
Honestly that might actually be pretty cool if you had a gauge that read the temps before and after the intercooler. Anyone ever seen this done or could tell me a better alternative or why it may be pointless? I normally open the hood and feel the difference between the hot and cold pipe to see the difference. I don't really trust my new intercooler ($300 ebay intercooler) as opposed to my old one (Greddy rspl...destroyed by sign).

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http://www.sp-power.com/catalo...=1218

There you go. That outta do the trick

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Cool, thanks.

Elemental
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lol geeeeez you are gauged out!

thats cool.

I'm getting a water temp and wideband o2.

porsche DE here I come mwuahahaha!!!


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